Software/Technology

New UK Returns Service To Revolutionize Market
July 26, 2017 at 10:47 am

As the climate of the nonprofit sector is changing, fundraisers, and organizations alike, are looking for newer and more innovative strategies to implement into their practice. In today’s booming age of technology, approaches to an organization’s success are constantly evolving and becoming endless. How do you learn what’s out there and what’s the most beneficial […]

6 Roles for SMS in Your Nonprofit Strategy
July 25, 2017 at 11:46 am

The use of SMS in the nonprofit sector got its biggest spotlight with the Red Cross mobile giving campaign on behalf of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Relief agencies raised more than $40 million dollars via text message donations...

Report: Online Revenues Continue to Increase
July 18, 2017 at 11:50 am

The nonprofit landscape is changing. You see it featured in every other article you come across—at least I do. I’m beginning to see a trend that’s here to stay: We’re switching gears and becoming more and more focused on the digital side of things...

GuideStar at a Glance
July 17, 2017 at 1:27 pm

The nonprofit landscape is changing. You see it featured in every other article you come across—at least I do. I’m beginning to see a trend that’s here to stay: We’re switching gears and becoming more and more focused on the digital side of things. Donors are embracing it because it enables them to connect and […]

Charles Cadigan Joins the Wiland Team as Senior VP
July 14, 2017 at 11:07 am

Experienced nonprofit executive Charles Cadigan has joined Wiland, a marketing intelligence company, as senior vice president of new business development on the organization’s nonprofit industry team...

Google.org, BlackRock, Others Commit $2.2M to Fast Forward’s Nonprofit Tech Accelerator
July 13, 2017 at 12:19 pm

As impact investing gains traction in the market, a new accelerator for tech nonprofits called Fast Forward has raised $2.2 million in philanthropic funding from the nonprofit arms of some of the world’s largest companies and financial services firms. BlackRock, Google.org, Comcast NBCUniversal and AT&T joined Zendesk, Twilio.org, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the Nasiri and Rita Allen Foundations…

Fundamental Best Practices for Online Fundraising: Part 2
July 13, 2017 at 12:15 pm

Use of the Internet to fundraise was launched in the late 1990s, and through a process of trial and error, nonprofit organizations have slowly been able to build donors' confidence in the technology and grow their online database for giving...

Making The Difference: Mobile Fundraising
July 13, 2017 at 11:54 am

Technology has become increasingly user-friendly. Donors from Baby Boomers and Gen X to Gen Y and Millennials have become more digital-centric. The smartphone has become an indispensable part of everyday life, making it completely normal to use as a tool during a special event rather than struggling to keep track of old-fashioned paper and pen bid sheets...

5 Best Practices for Ethical Online Fundraising
July 11, 2017 at 10:11 am

Online giving has added new and unique challenges to maintaining ethical practices, so it may be time to refresh your approach. As technology develops, so do many issues around privacy, communication and safety. How can we help protect donors’ rights in the online world?...